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Cover Price
Plan 1 out of 3: Cover Price
£60
billed once
£60 billed once
- Our basic tier is the equivalent of buying your favourite music magazine each month.
- There are no perks bar the palpable joy that you’ll feel in continuing to support the best writing there is on music and culture.
- All who sign up to this tier are doing their bit to help us weather the storm caused by the collapse of online advertising.
Subscriber (FKA Low Culture)
Plan 2 out of 3: Subscriber (FKA Low Culture)
£120
billed once
£120 billed once
– Our middle tier.
– Monthly Spotify, Apple Music & Tidal playlists rounding up the music we've been writing about on the site.
– tQ founders & editors Luke & John discussing an essential album, book, telly series or film in the Low Culture podcast.
– Low Culture Essay: An exclusive monthly long read on a cultural artefact by some of our favourite writers.
– Organic Intelligence newsletter, a crate-digger's guide to a niche musical genre or scene.
– The joy of knowing you're keeping tQ alive.
Subscriber Plus (FKA Sound & Vision)
Plan 3 out of 3: Subscriber Plus (FKA Sound & Vision)
£240
billed once
£240 billed once
- Our top tier gets all the Subscriber mid tier content plus:
- Twelve exclusive tQ-commissioned digital music releases per year, past artists involved include John Foxx & Ade Fenton, Laura Cannell & Lori Goldston, Senyawa, Sex Swing, Sleaford Mods, Siavash Amini, Matmos, Roger Robinson & Richard Skelton, Hey Colossus, JK Flesh & GNOD.
- These are available for subscribers to download for three months until the next appears.
- Participating artists will be paid.
Cover Price
Plan 1 out of 3: Cover Price
£60
billed once
£60 billed once
- Our basic tier is the equivalent of buying your favourite music magazine each month.
- There are no perks bar the palpable joy that you’ll feel in continuing to support the best writing there is on music and culture.
- All who sign up to this tier are doing their bit to help us weather the storm caused by the collapse of online advertising.
Subscriber (FKA Low Culture)
Plan 2 out of 3: Subscriber (FKA Low Culture)
£120
billed once
£120 billed once
– Our middle tier.
– Monthly Spotify, Apple Music & Tidal playlists rounding up the music we've been writing about on the site.
– tQ founders & editors Luke & John discussing an essential album, book, telly series or film in the Low Culture podcast.
– Low Culture Essay: An exclusive monthly long read on a cultural artefact by some of our favourite writers.
– Organic Intelligence newsletter, a crate-digger's guide to a niche musical genre or scene.
– The joy of knowing you're keeping tQ alive.
Subscriber Plus (FKA Sound & Vision)
Plan 3 out of 3: Subscriber Plus (FKA Sound & Vision)
£240
billed once
£240 billed once
- Our top tier gets all the Subscriber mid tier content plus:
- Twelve exclusive tQ-commissioned digital music releases per year, past artists involved include John Foxx & Ade Fenton, Laura Cannell & Lori Goldston, Senyawa, Sex Swing, Sleaford Mods, Siavash Amini, Matmos, Roger Robinson & Richard Skelton, Hey Colossus, JK Flesh & GNOD.
- These are available for subscribers to download for three months until the next appears.
- Participating artists will be paid.
Cover Price
Plan 1 out of 3: Cover Price
£7
billed once
£7 billed once
- Our basic tier is the equivalent of buying your favourite music magazine each month.
- There are no perks bar the palpable joy that you’ll feel in continuing to support the best writing there is on music and culture.
- All who sign up to this tier are doing their bit to help us weather the storm caused by the collapse of online advertising.
Subscriber (FKA Low Culture)
Plan 2 out of 3: Subscriber (FKA Low Culture)
£12
billed once
£12 billed once
– Our middle tier.
– Monthly Spotify, Apple Music & Tidal playlists rounding up the music we've been writing about on the site.
– tQ founders & editors Luke & John discussing an essential album, book, telly series or film in the Low Culture podcast.
– Low Culture Essay: An exclusive monthly long read on a cultural artefact by some of our favourite writers.
– Organic Intelligence newsletter, a crate-digger's guide to a niche musical genre or scene.
– The joy of knowing you're keeping tQ alive.
Subscriber Plus (FKA Sound & Vision)
Plan 3 out of 3: Subscriber Plus (FKA Sound & Vision)
£24
billed once
£24 billed once
- Our top tier gets all the Subscriber mid tier content plus:
- Twelve exclusive tQ-commissioned digital music releases per year, past artists involved include John Foxx & Ade Fenton, Laura Cannell & Lori Goldston, Senyawa, Sex Swing, Sleaford Mods, Siavash Amini, Matmos, Roger Robinson & Richard Skelton, Hey Colossus, JK Flesh & GNOD.
- These are available for subscribers to download for three months until the next appears.
- Participating artists will be paid.
Cover Price
Plan 1 out of 3: Cover Price
£7
billed once
£7 billed once
- Our basic tier is the equivalent of buying your favourite music magazine each month.
- There are no perks bar the palpable joy that you’ll feel in continuing to support the best writing there is on music and culture.
- All who sign up to this tier are doing their bit to help us weather the storm caused by the collapse of online advertising.
Subscriber (FKA Low Culture)
Plan 2 out of 3: Subscriber (FKA Low Culture)
£12
billed once
£12 billed once
– Our middle tier.
– Monthly Spotify, Apple Music & Tidal playlists rounding up the music we've been writing about on the site.
– tQ founders & editors Luke & John discussing an essential album, book, telly series or film in the Low Culture podcast.
– Low Culture Essay: An exclusive monthly long read on a cultural artefact by some of our favourite writers.
– Organic Intelligence newsletter, a crate-digger's guide to a niche musical genre or scene.
– The joy of knowing you're keeping tQ alive.
Subscriber Plus (FKA Sound & Vision)
Plan 3 out of 3: Subscriber Plus (FKA Sound & Vision)
£24
billed once
£24 billed once
- Our top tier gets all the Subscriber mid tier content plus:
- Twelve exclusive tQ-commissioned digital music releases per year, past artists involved include John Foxx & Ade Fenton, Laura Cannell & Lori Goldston, Senyawa, Sex Swing, Sleaford Mods, Siavash Amini, Matmos, Roger Robinson & Richard Skelton, Hey Colossus, JK Flesh & GNOD.
- These are available for subscribers to download for three months until the next appears.
- Participating artists will be paid.
Frequently asked Questions
Email. As the gifter, you will provide an email address for the recipient. As soon as the purchase is completed, an email with details of the gift membership (minus the price, of course) will be sent to the recipient's email address. If the membership plan you have selected contains physical benefits delivered by mail, you will be required to supply a delivery address for the recipient.
Gift memberships do not renew automatically, so you might like to put a reminder in your calendar if you would like to purchase the gift again. All payments for gift memberships are one-time payments.
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